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May 18, 2009, 2:26PM

With the National Lacrosse League off-season now in full swing, I thought it would be fun to see what everyone out there has planned for the summer. I, myself will vacation a bit and enjoy a nice, sunny summer. Not sure what will come of the Portland LumberJax as the team announced two weeks ago it would not return to... Full story »

May 04, 2009, 8:37AM

Well, I am still recovering from Friday night's loss to the San Jose Stealth. The Stealth won by four goals, but scored 20 overall, which was the second most goals the Jax have ever allowed. Rookie goalie Matt Flindell played the final three quarters and faced a firing squad from the Stealth offense. Still, 2009 was a very exciting season... Full story »

April 29, 2009, 8:57AM

This will be my final post before Friday's big game, so let's get right into it. The Portland LumberJax (9-7) and San Jose Stealth (7-9) lock sticks at 7:30 on Friday evening at the Rose Garden. The Jax have never won a home playoff game, but the team did beat the Stealth last season in the West Division Semifinals down... Full story »

April 27, 2009, 9:18AM

I noticed on the Portland LumberJax website the countdown to Friday's home playoff game. As I type this, we are just over four days until the big game. I thought this was a real cool idea by the Jax staff. The more I look over San Jose's season, the more I believe that Friday's game is going to come down... Full story »

April 22, 2009, 8:55AM

Is there a more dangerous team in the West Division than the San Jose Stealth at this point? Besides winning three of their last four, the Stealth really turned it on after promotion Chris Hall to Head Coach. San Jose has always been loaded on offense, but its defense stepped up when Hall was promoted. The biggest move made was... Full story »

April 19, 2009, 6:40PM

The Portland LumberJax (9-7) finished the regular season Friday night, dropping the finale to the Calgary Roughnecks, 12-9. The loss dropped Portland to 4-4 this season. The Jax also scored a season-low two first half goals and matched a season-high high by allowing eight goals in the opening half. With New York and Boston winning, the Jax enter the postseason... Full story »

April 14, 2009, 10:18AM

The Portland LumberJax finish the regular season on Friday as the Jax (9-6) host the Roughnecks (11-4) at 7:30 p.m. at the Rose Garden Arena. The Jax have already secured second place in the West and will host the San Jose Stealth in the first round of the playoffs during the weekend of May 1-2. To the average eye, there... Full story »

April 11, 2009, 10:11PM

The Portland LumberJax (9-6) picked the perfect weekend to win two games. On Friday the Jax beat Calgary, 11-9. Then, Saturday the Portland boys whipped the Minnesota Swarm, 19-14. Portland scored a franchise-high 19 goals in the win. More importantly, the Minnesota win also clinched second place and a home playoff game. The home playoff game will be the weekend... Full story »

April 09, 2009, 2:11PM

Huge weekend ahead for the Portland LumberJax. Not only can the team clinch a playoff berth this weekend, but the Jax can clinch a home playoff game as well. To get into the postseason, the Jax just need one win. To secure no lower than second place and a home playoff game, the Jax need to beat Minnesota on Saturday... Full story »

April 08, 2009, 9:58AM

The Portland LumberJax have another chance to clinch a playoff berth and possibly a home playoff game this weekend as the team has two games. Portland plays the Calgary Roughnecks on Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the Pengrowth Saddledome and the Minnesota Swarm on Saturday at 5 p.m. PST. One win will clinch a playoff spot for the Jax. Two... Full story »

April 02, 2009, 10:02AM

The playoff scenarios have not been confirmed, but by my math, the Portland LumberJax (6-5) could clinch a playoff spot with a win on Friday vs. Edmonton (4-8) and a San Jose (5-8) loss. I am sure there are other scenarios that exist, but this is the most prevalent one that comes to mind. Portland is 7-3 vs. Edmonton all-time... Full story »

March 30, 2009, 10:51AM

Ouch! What a tough game to watch yesterday. The Portland LumberJax fell to the San Jose Stealth 13-8 at the Rose Garden Arena. Portland led 2-1, but then San Jose took a 3-2 lead into the second quarter and an 8-3 lead into the break. I think the fatigue factor may have set in for the boys. The Jax had... Full story »

March 23, 2009, 2:13PM

The Portland LumberJax return to action this weekend with a home-and-home with the San Jose Stealth. On Saturday the two teams meet in San Jose at 12:30. Then, they complete the home-and-home on Sunday at 3 p.m. in Portland. Portland (5-4) is looking for the season sweep. These two games are huge for the Jax. Portland is tied for second... Full story »

March 21, 2009, 8:32PM

Well, that was clearly not the Portland LumberJax team we've grown accustomed to seeing this season Saturday night. The Jax (5-4) only scored four goals in a 14-4 loss to the Buffalo Bandits. The Bandits scored the final nine goals en route to the win. Hopefully this was a minor hiccup for Portland because even more important games are on... Full story »

March 18, 2009, 8:49AM

The NCAA Tournament tips off Thursday morning, but the real March Madness happens on Saturday at 4:30. The Portland LumberJax will be in Buffalo to face the Bandits in a rematch of last year's NLL Championship Game. Buffalo is on a two-game losing streak and has looked somewhat bored lately. While I would like to think that the Bandits will... Full story »